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Bus Fares & Payment

Use Clipper or Contactless Bank Card Payment to pay your adult fares! 

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Fare Tables & Zones

Golden Gate Transit bus fares vary according to trip length and number of fare zones crossed. All riders are required to pay a fare, except children 4 and younger who ride for free when accompanied by an adult (limit 2 children per adult). Scroll down to see different fare types and fare zones.

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Adult Cash Fares 

Fares below are for adults ages 19 to 64. Please have cash ready before boarding the bus and tell the driver where you are going so you are charged the correct fare.

For riders ages 19 to 64.
San Francisco Marin County Sonoma County
East Bay
Zone
(See Zone Map)
Zone 1

Zones 2 & 3

Zone 4
Zones 5 & 6
Zone 7
Zone 1
(San Francisco)
$6.00
$9.00
$10.25
$15.00
$5.90

Zone 2
(Sausalito, Marin City, Mill Valley, Tiburon)

 

Zone 3
(Corte Madera, Larkspur, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Terra Linda, Lucas Valley, Marinwood)

$9.00
$2.00
-

$7.75

Zone 4
(Ignacio, Hamilton, Novato)
$10.25
-

Zone 5
(Petaluma, Cotati, Rohnert Park)

 

Zone 6
(Santa Rosa)

$15.00
-
-
$3.00

-

Zone 7
(Richmond, El Cerrito)
$5.90
$7.75
-

 
$3.00

Adult Clipper Card​ & Contactless Bank Card Fares download

Fares below are for adults using Clipper cards (plastic and mobile), credit or debit cards, or mobile payment methods such as Apple Pay and Google Pay on Golden Gate Transit.  These fares generally provide a 20% discount off the adult cash fare. The discount is 10% within Marin County, and there is no additional discount for travel between the East Bay and San Francisco.  More info at clippercard.com 

 

For riders ages 19 to 64.
San Francisco Marin County Sonoma County East Bay
Zone
(See Zone Map)
Zone 1

Zones 2 & 3

Zone 4 Zones 5 & 6 Zone 7
Zone 1
(San Francisco)
$4.80 $7.20 $8.20 $12.00 $5.90

Zone 2
(Sausalito, Marin City, Mill Valley, Tiburon)

 

Zone 3
(Corte Madera, Larkspur, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Terra Linda, Lucas Valley, Marinwood)

$7.20 $1.80 -

$6.20

Zone 4
(Ignacio, Hamilton, Novato)
$8.20 -

Zone 5
(Petaluma, Cotati, Rohnert Park)

 

Zone 6
(Santa Rosa)

$12.00 - - $2.40

-

Zone 7
(Richmond, El Cerrito)
$5.90 $6.20 - $2.40

Youth (5-18)/Seniors (65 and above )/Disabled/Medicare & Clipper START

Fares below are for youth (ages 5 to 18), seniors (ages 65 and above), disabled and Medicare riders. These fares are valid when using cash or Clipper (plastic or mobile). Please have cash or Clipper ready before boarding the bus and tell the driver where you are going so you are charged the correct fare. Clipper START provides a 50% discount on most Golden Gate bus and ferry rides for eligible low-income adults. To apply, visit the Clipper START website, call 1-855-614-9149, or email help@clipperstartcard.com.

 

For riders ages 5-18 & 65+, disabled, Medicare, Clipper START.
San Francisco Marin County Sonoma County East Bay
Zone
(See Zone Map)
Zone 1

Zones 2 & 3

Zone 4 Zones 5 & 6 Zone 7
Zone 1
(San Francisco)
$3.00 $4.50 $5.00 $7.50


$2.95

Zone 2
(Sausalito, Marin City, Mill Valley, Tiburon)

 

Zone 3
(Corte Madera, Larkspur, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Terra Linda, Lucas Valley, Marinwood)

$4.50 $1.00 -

$3.75

Zone 4
(Ignacio, Hamilton, Novato)
$5.00 -

Zone 5
(Petaluma, Cotati, Rohnert Park)

 

Zone 6
(Santa Rosa)

$7.50 - - $1.50

-

Zone 7
(Richmond, El Cerrito)

$2.95

$3.75 -

$1.50


ADA Regional Paratransit Service

Fares below are for regional Marin Access paratransit.

For qualified riders. San Francisco Marin County Sonoma County East Bay
Zone
(See Zone Map)
Zone 1

Zones 2 & 3

Zone 4 Zones 5 & 6 Zone 7
Zone 1
(San Francisco)
- $18.00 $20.50 -

$11.80

Zone 2
(Sausalito, Marin City, Mill Valley, Tiburon)

 

Zone 3
(Corte Madera, Larkspur, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Terra Linda, Lucas Valley, Marinwood)

$18.00 $4.00 -

$15.50

Zone 4
(Ignacio, Hamilton, Novato)
$20.50 -

Zone 5
(Petaluma, Cotati, Rohnert Park)

 

Zone 6
(Santa Rosa)

- - - -

-

Zone 7
(Richmond, El Cerrito)

$11.80

$15.50 -

-

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